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Resource Details
| Title |
Adaptation Planning – What U.S. States and Localities are Doing |
| Author(s) |
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| Publisher |
Pew Center on Global Climate Change |
| Publisher Category |
Non-profit |
| Year Published |
2009 |
| Resource Type |
Report |
| Format |
PDF |
| Geographic Scope |
Local, State |
| Categories |
Adopted Plans and Programs (Federal, State and Local) |
| Summary |
This paper focuses on adaptation plans and actions in progress by state and local governments. Many of these efforts are in their earliest stages. Some states are including adaptation within the scope of their state Climate Action Plans addressing GHG emissions. A few others have recognized the need for separate and comprehensive adaptation commissions to parallel their mitigation efforts. Many are simply responding to climate impacts as they occur, without necessarily attributing the impact to climate change. Regardless of the basis for the adaptive response, states have much they can learn from each other, and from localities where adaptation is already occurring. While comprehensive and proactive adaptation planning is still in the early stages, as states complete their GHG mitigation plans, adaptation planning is gaining greater attention and resources from states and localities. |
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